Shower attachment



June 4, 1963 D. PETERSON SHOWER ATTACHMENT Filed Sept. 19, 1961INVENTOR. DANA PET E RSON BY maiawx United States Patent 3,092,334SHOWER ATTACHMENT Dana Peterson, 5104 N. Harbor Drive, San Diego 6,Calif. Filed Sept. 19, 1961, Ser. No. 139,237 2 Claims. (Cl. 239-516)This invention relates to shower attachments and more particularly as anadjunct to a common shower head for deflecting the water spray moreeificientl'y. This new shower attachment is efiicient, economical, andof simple construction. It is the object of this new shower attachmentto provide protection for the user from being scalded or chilled byshower spray water when adjusting common hot and cold shower waterfaucets. This new shower attachment also provides additional directioncontrol to a common shower head, enabling the user to shower withoutwetting his or her head. Further, the construction of this inventionfeatures embodiment of a cam for positioning that engages the perimeterand edge of a common shower head. Reference to the following detaileddrawings and description will clarify and provide a clear understandingof the new features embodied in this invention in which: 7

FIGURE 1 is a top View of the shower attachment comprising the presentinvention.

FIGURE 2 is a bottom view of the shower attachment comprising thepresent invention.

FIGURE 3 is an enlarged view illustrating the shower attachment prior tobeing snapped into operative position on the rim of the shower head.

FIGURE 4 is an enlarged bottom detail view illustrating the showerattachment positioned on the shower head.

With continuing reference to the drawings submitted, similar parts arereferenced by like reference numerals in various views.

The shower attachment comprising the present invention is a resilientsheet material such as spring stainless steel. FIGURES 1 and 2 are viewsof the shower attachment as permanently formed.

Reference numeral 1 indicates the forward edge or lip of the showerattachment.

The lip is an apron-like deflector and constitutes a major portion ofthe entire shower attachment which may be visualized as being of hollow,generally frustoconical form. A longer arm 2 and shorter arm 4 areunitary with the lip 1 and are curved in the same sense as said lip 1,said arms overlapping at their distal ends and being capable of acertain amount of spring action. The arms 2 and 4 taper toward theirrounded distal ends.

A spring stop 3 is provided between the root or proximal ends of thearms 2 and 4 in generally opposed relation to said distal ends of thearms, this stop 3 constituting a return bent portion, tongue-like incharacter, and extending generally inwardly of the attachment.

Fatented June 4, 1963 ice To install the new shower attachment, themovable nut indicated by numeral 5 is unscrewed, the shower head numeral6 is inserted thru the shower attachment as shown in FIGURE 3 and themovable nut numeral 5 is re- 5 tightened permitting the showerattachment to be positioned as shown in FIGURE 3. In use, the lip 1 or"the shower attachment is grasped between the thumb and forefinger and alight downward pull is exerted causing the longer arm 2 to springoutward thereby enabling the 10 spring stop to snap over the rim of thespray nozzle 7 while the arms 2 and 4 grip against the rear section ofthe shower head numeral 6. This action now positions the showerattachment. To disengage the shower attachment, one merely grasps thelip numeral 1, exerts a slight downward and outward guiding pull and theshower attachment is returned to the position shown in FIGURE 3.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

1. A shower head attachment for use with a shower head having a spraynozzle with a rim, said attachment comprising:

a section of resilient apron-like lip;

a pair of arms unitary with said lip and having their distal endsbrought substantially together to define, with said lips, a hollowgenerally frusto-conical element; and

a spring stop unitary with said lip between the proximal ends of saidarms and extending into said frus-toconical element to snap over the rimof a spray nozzle of a shower head when said arms embrace an opposedportion of the shower head.

2. A shower head attachment for use with a shower head having a spraynozzle with a rim, said attachment 35 comprising:

a section of resilient sheet material having a curved apron-like lip;

a pair of arms unitary with said lip and having their distal endsbrought substantially together to define, with said lip, a hollowgenerally frusto-conical form; and

a spring stop unitary with said lip between the proximal ends of saidarms to snap over the rim of a spray nozzle of a shower head when saidarms embrace an opposed portion of the shower head;

said arms tapering toward their distal ends, and said spring stop beingreturn bent and extending inwardly toward the center of the attachment.

sheet material having a curved References Cited in the file of thispatent UNITED STATES PATENTS Wampler Jan. 4, 1921

1. A SHOWER HEAD ATTACHMENT FOR USE WITH A SHOWER HEAD HAVING A SPRAYNOZZLE WITH A RIM, SAID ATTACHMENT COMPRISING: A SECTION OF RESILIENTSHEET MATERIAL HAVING A CURVED APRON-LIKE LIP; A PAIR OF ARMS UNITARYWITH SAID LIP AND HAVING THEIR DISTAL ENDS BROUGHT SUBSTANTIALLYTOGETHER TO DEFINE, WITH SAID LIPS, A HOLLOW GENERALLY FRUSTO-CONICALELEMENT; AND A SPRING STOP UNITARY WITH SAID LIP BETWEEN THE PROXIMALENDS OF SAID ARMS AND EXTENDING INTO SAID FRUSTOCONICAL ELEMENT TO SNAPOVER THE RIM OF A SPRAY NOZZLE OF A SHOWER HEAD WHEN SAID ARMS EMBRACEAN OPPOSED PORTION OF THE SHOWER HEAD.